Life & Blogging · a weblog since 2014
Having naturally curly hair has been a huge part of my identity for as long as I can remember, and yet it’s something I hardly ever talk about with other people, especially on my blog. Because most of my friends have pin-straight
After reading through several blog reports from my favorite bloggers, it hit me that I’ve never made one myself! At least, with the intent of it being a blog report. I love getting a behind the scenes look into another blogger’s…
As someone who blogs about blogging and all that goes with it, I try to give the best advice and information I can to help my readers become the best bloggers they can be. That being said, I don’t expect any of my readers (or…
Maintaining consistency within your blog is one of the best ways to gain loyal followers and establish a visual identity for readers to remember you by. Post graphic templates, writing style, and a solid brand are the main ways…
If you’re a blogger, it’s almost guaranteed you’ve heard of WordPress. You may be a user, a designer, or a friend of a WP blogger, but I think we can all agree that WordPress is a well-known platform. Despite its popularity, one…
Maintaining a clean, easy to use navigation menu is a huge part of creating an effective design. Too many links can confuse a reader, while too few can leave them wondering what they’re missing. A drop down menu is a great way to
This was a long overdue project. Like, longgg overdue. After months of feeling like my goals for this blog didn’t match the effort I’d put into its branding, I knew I needed to take some time and narrow down the visual identity…
Living on a college budget means my access to software like Photoshop and Illustrator is limited to finding an open computer in the library, or getting someone to let me use the free trial on their computer (it was totally worth…
Pinterest has done great things for my blog since its start back in March 2014. It’s consistently held the top referral spot for my blog (over 75% of my views are referred through Pinterest!), and it’s where I discover new blogs…
So you’ve decided on a blogging platform and found a beautiful design to showcase your content. All the behind-the-scenes work is done, but one of the biggest questions every blogger asks themselves is leaving you feeling stuck:…